French delegation send-off party Jan. 8

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Post-parade social events

  • Unofficial after-party at Tableau right after the parade
  • Send-off party for the delegation from Orléans, France, including the French Jeanne January 8, 5-7 p.m. at the Jazz Museum

Unofficial after party at Tableau

Be sure to return any props and costumes first!!!!  Then gather upstairs at Tableau right after the parade. Drinks will be available for purchase. (616 St. Peter, map). Tableau is staying open late for us so please come and buy some drinks and tip your bartender!

Meet “Jeanne d’Arc” from Orléans, France: Maïlys Boët, 16. She and the rest of the Orléans delegation will accompany the Orléans cathedral prop in our parade, in the Restoration Battalion. Members of the New Orleans Rotary Club, whose travel scholarship makes this Joan exchange possible, will also accompany the Orléans cathedral, which celebrates the New Orleans-Orléans sister city relationship and the love both cities share for Jeanne d’Arc.

Send-Off Party for the French Delegation January 8

The City of New Orleans in partnership with the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc, the New Orleans Rotary Club, and the Jazz Museum invite you to attend “A celebration to send off the Jeanne d’Arc French delegation” with special guest Jeanne d’Arc Maïlys Boët and others. No RSVP required.

  • 5 p.m. Museum Tour
  • 5:30 p.m. Reception
  • 6:30 p.m. Jazz Concert

Find out more about Maïlys Boët and her role as the French “Jeanne d’Arc.”

NOTE NEW LINE-UP LOCATION, REVISED ROUTE AND LATER START TIME FOR 2025

Report to French Market vendor parking lot around 90 French Market Place to line up (map), costumed, ready to go, and carrying only what you plan to carry in the parade.  Detailed Line-Up and Parade Instructions for Parade Participants Foot soldiers and leaders will arrive by 5:45 p.m. to unload the props; full members should be there no later than 6:30 p.m. to roll the parade at 8 p.m. sharp.  Arrive in costume. Come early so you have time to see everything and get your photo taken. Best parking is in Premium Parking Lot P407, the long lot running along the river behind the French Market.

8 p.m. Parade!!!! 

We’ll kick off Carnival season at 8 p.m. sharp, make our stops to salute the Joan of Arc statue, the sword blessing ceremony at the Cathedral, toasts in French and English to our court, and the king cake ceremony at Oscar Dunn Park (sidewalk amphitheater by Cafe Du Monde). (Route and stop details)  The new route is about the same length and does the same stops in a different order. Remember that we are a family-friendly parade and also a saint procession with a ceremony at the Cathedral.  Please hold off on the adult beverages until after the parade. We’ll be done around 9:45 p.m.; surely you can wait that long!